Week 11 Flashcards
1
Q
What is Motivation
A
- Factors that influence behaviour
- Initiation, Direction, Intensity, Persistance
- Bernstein 2012
- Why do we engage in behaviour
2
Q
Sources for Motivation
A
- Physiological - food water sex
- Cognitive - Perceptions, thoughts
- Social - Family friends & culture
- Emotions - Anxiety rage sorrol
3
Q
Instinct Theory
A
- Unlearned
- Uniform in expression
- Universal as a species
- There are problems with human instincts
4
Q
Morrow Reflex
A
- The startle reflex in newborn babies
- Not necessarily an instinct though
5
Q
Drive Reduction Theory
A
- Deprivation
- Homeostasis
- Drives lead to behaviours
- Increase or decrease arousal levels
- Stimulated by deprivation based needs
6
Q
Primary Drives
A
- Fulfillment of biological needs
- Hunger, Thirst, Sex
7
Q
Secondary Drives
A
- fulfilment of learned drive
- Going to work to make money
- Allows for other types of fulfilment
8
Q
Eating Behaviours
A
Eating in response to Hunger
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* Lead by the Stomach - Cannon & Washburn 1912
* Lead by Blood Glucose - mayer 1955
* Hypothalamus
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